COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING EXAM
2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
◉ __________ health relates to community vitality and isa result of
positive interaction among groups within the community with an
emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention
An example would be when a community group sponsors a? Answer:
Social
Food drive to help alleviate problems with hunger/nutrition (think
its promoting health and preventing illness)
◉ the WHO definition of health considers several dimensions of
health including S, M, and P Answer: Social, mental and physical
◉ Why is it so difficult to standardize health? Answer: Because there
is such a variety of definitions of the word health
◉ in recent nursing literature, _____________ is seen as a group or
collection of individuals who share common interests,
characteristics, values and goals Answer: Community
,◉ What are the two main types of communities? G, P Answer:
geopolitical & phenomenological
◉ What type of community is most traditionally recognized , is
defined or formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and
include cities, counties, states and nations? Answer: geopolitical
communities
◉ What type of community refers to relational, interactive groups;
the place or setting is more abstract, and people share a group
perspective or identity based on culture, values, history, interests
and goals? Answer: phenomenological communities
◉ Schools, colleges, universities, churches, synagogues, mosques,
and various social networks are examples of _______________
communities Answer: phenomenological
◉ type of phenomenological community where there is a collection
of people who form a group specifically to address a common need
or concern
An example would be the sierra club, whose members lobby for
preservation of natural resource lands. Answer: community of
solution
,◉ Term used to denote a group of people having common personal
or environmental characteristics (P) Answer: population
◉ subgroups or subpopulations that have some common
characteristics or concerns such as age, gender (A) Answer:
aggregates
◉ It is estimated that individual behaviors and environmental
factors are responsible for about _____ percent of all premature
deaths in the united states Answer: 50%
◉ Leading the list of actual causes of death is ____, which was
implicated in __ percent of annual deaths in the US Answer: tobacco,
20%
◉ Commonly reported health indicators include: (4) LE, IM, AADR,
CIR Answer: life expectancy
infant mortality
age-adjusted death rates
cancer incidence rates
◉ Healthy People 2020 has a total of ____ leading health indicators as
major public health concerns Answer: 12
, ◉ Health indicators can be correlated as causes of ______ and ______
Answer: morbidity and mortality
◉ Community health nurses should be aware of health _________ and
health _______ within their practice. Answer: patterns & indicators
◉ Who is known for classic definition of public health? CEW
It says that public health is the science and art of preventing ___,
prolonging ___, and promoting ____ Answer: C.E Winslow
Preventing disease
Prolonging life
Promoting health and efficiency
◉ Who began the public health nursing tradition in the late 1800s?
LW Answer: Lillian Wald
◉ What are the 3 core functions of public health? Answer:
assessment
policy development
assurance
2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
◉ __________ health relates to community vitality and isa result of
positive interaction among groups within the community with an
emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention
An example would be when a community group sponsors a? Answer:
Social
Food drive to help alleviate problems with hunger/nutrition (think
its promoting health and preventing illness)
◉ the WHO definition of health considers several dimensions of
health including S, M, and P Answer: Social, mental and physical
◉ Why is it so difficult to standardize health? Answer: Because there
is such a variety of definitions of the word health
◉ in recent nursing literature, _____________ is seen as a group or
collection of individuals who share common interests,
characteristics, values and goals Answer: Community
,◉ What are the two main types of communities? G, P Answer:
geopolitical & phenomenological
◉ What type of community is most traditionally recognized , is
defined or formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and
include cities, counties, states and nations? Answer: geopolitical
communities
◉ What type of community refers to relational, interactive groups;
the place or setting is more abstract, and people share a group
perspective or identity based on culture, values, history, interests
and goals? Answer: phenomenological communities
◉ Schools, colleges, universities, churches, synagogues, mosques,
and various social networks are examples of _______________
communities Answer: phenomenological
◉ type of phenomenological community where there is a collection
of people who form a group specifically to address a common need
or concern
An example would be the sierra club, whose members lobby for
preservation of natural resource lands. Answer: community of
solution
,◉ Term used to denote a group of people having common personal
or environmental characteristics (P) Answer: population
◉ subgroups or subpopulations that have some common
characteristics or concerns such as age, gender (A) Answer:
aggregates
◉ It is estimated that individual behaviors and environmental
factors are responsible for about _____ percent of all premature
deaths in the united states Answer: 50%
◉ Leading the list of actual causes of death is ____, which was
implicated in __ percent of annual deaths in the US Answer: tobacco,
20%
◉ Commonly reported health indicators include: (4) LE, IM, AADR,
CIR Answer: life expectancy
infant mortality
age-adjusted death rates
cancer incidence rates
◉ Healthy People 2020 has a total of ____ leading health indicators as
major public health concerns Answer: 12
, ◉ Health indicators can be correlated as causes of ______ and ______
Answer: morbidity and mortality
◉ Community health nurses should be aware of health _________ and
health _______ within their practice. Answer: patterns & indicators
◉ Who is known for classic definition of public health? CEW
It says that public health is the science and art of preventing ___,
prolonging ___, and promoting ____ Answer: C.E Winslow
Preventing disease
Prolonging life
Promoting health and efficiency
◉ Who began the public health nursing tradition in the late 1800s?
LW Answer: Lillian Wald
◉ What are the 3 core functions of public health? Answer:
assessment
policy development
assurance
